Horseshoe.



G. ROSSI.

HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION mm v1.21. ms.

Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

PIC-3.1.

FIG. 2.

i M wiwv GIOSUE ROSSI, 01? MORRISDALE, PENNSYLVANIA.

HORSESHOE.

Application filed March 27, 1918 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l. (iIosUr: Rossl, a sub ject of the King of Italy, residing at Morris-- dale. in the county of (llearlield and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a. specification.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of. a horseshoe that is easy and inexpensive to manufacture and which may be quickly placed Upon a ll 'HSP hoof giving great security to the attachment and mounting thereof.

A furt-lu-r objevt of the device is the pro vision of a horseshoe readily positionable upon a hoot and provided with a detachable bracing member adapted for preventing the hoof from creeping forwardly upon the shoe when the same is in use A. still further object of the device is the provision of a horseshoe having a position retaining means carried thereby and adapted for arrangrement in its operative position upon the shoe and hoof by holdfast devices without extending into the hoof. retaining the incuil'iers in position WltllOllt injuring the hoof and readily attached and detached.

In the dinning forming a. part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device operatively arranged upon a. horses hoof;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the opposite side thereof;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view through one of the connecting means;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the shoe with the brace removed;

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of a recessed portion of the hoof arranged for retaining the shoe upon the hoof; and

Fig. 6 is a similar view of one end of the brace.

My invention being adapted for use in shoeing animals such as horses, the same is herein illustrated in connection with the hoof 10 of a horse. the device broadly comprising the shoe proper. designated 11 upon which the hoof 10 is adapted to seat, positioned inwardly of an upwardly extendin toe-plate or cup 12. The shoe is placed against the hoof 10 in substantially the same manner as th ordinary horseshoe now Specification of Letters Pa tent Patented Nov. 5. 1918.

Serial N02 224.978.

in use but i retained thereon without the use of the ordinary horseshoe nails.

A suhstnnt ially semi-circular ball or brace 13 is adapted i'or spanning the i'orwardpmrtion of the hoof 10 in contact therewith above the cap '12 ()ppositcly disposed substantially rrini eireula ears [4 are posh tionnil upon thr upper face of the shoe ll inwardly of tapering slot: or notches l and IT in the dju rnt outer edge I of the shoe.

()ne of then utilities such as li' is arranged for forming a d vetail joint with a orrespmn'liugly form d enlarged end or luzul .19 prm'uli-d upon one end of the lirure l3. The head it) is reudilv engaged in the notch 17 for maintaining the brace upon the hoe by upwardly moving the said head within. the notch 17 to the position best illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing, and when so arranged a screw 15 may he tended through a perforation 20 in the head it) for threading engagement with the erforation 2] in the adjacent car 14;

The opposite notch 16 provided with straight sides and is adapted to receive the head 22 at the opposite end oi? the brace 13 by laterally ir-n'ing the need 22 into the notchlfi. A wrrew 15 is then positioned through the hru l 29 and into the perforation 21 of the adjacent car 14 for retaining the brace 13 in position.

An upwardly extending socket 23 is cut in the bottom of the hoof 10 adjacent each side adapted for receiving the ears it when the shoe 11 is positioned upon the hunt with the cap 12 overlying the forward end of the hoof. Curved upwardly extending grooves 24 are provided in the sides of the hoof 1O outwardly of the sockets 23 for accommodating the portions of the brace 13 adjacent the headed ends thereof.

When it is desired to apply the shoe 1] upon the hoof it). the hoof is seated upon the upper face of the shoe with the ears H located Within the sockets 23 and the toe portion of the hoof positioned Within the cap 12 as heretofore noted and herein illustrated, while the. dovetail head 19 of the brace 13 may then he moved upwardly for seating engagement wlhin the notch 17 of the shoe and the adjacent groove 53-1 of the. hoof. and the screw 15 is then inse ted through the said head and car. It will be understood that the brave 13 possesses sulfirient resiliency to permit the same to spring laterally outwardly of the opposite side of the shoe and into the groove 16 and the adjacent groove :24- ot the hoof, whereupon the srrew 15 is threaded through the head :22 into the adjacent ear 14. It will be seen that the shoe may be released in a similar manner by removing! the screw 15 from the head 22 and springing the brace 125 so as to remove the head 22 from the notch 16. The other screw 15 is then removed from the head 19 and adjacent ear 1% permitting,- the head 19 to be detached from the dovetail notch 17, whereupon the shoe may be readily removed from the hoof.

It will be seen that the shoe 11 is retained upon the hoot ltl solely by means of the screws 1.5, which serous also maintain the bail or band 115 in a position to eoiiperate with the toe-plate id in preu-nting the hoof from slipping forwardly upon the shoe when worn by the animal A serviceableshoe is provided which may be quickly and seeurely positioned upon the hoof and the same may also be removed when found desirable. The device is especially serviceable where the animal is sustaining loads primarily during travel upon steep roads or declines. The device possesses great simplicity and strength. and it will be understood that while the preferred embodiment thereof is herein illu trated, minor changes may be made therein which fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What I. claim as new is:

1. A horseshoe construction comprising a shoe haviim tapered iTotehes' in its opposite edges, pertorated ears upon the shoe inwardly of said notches. a resilient brace having a head at one end adapted for dovetail engagement with one of said n tehes, a head at its opposite end adapted for lateral p0- sitioning within the other notch, and connecting screws between the said heads and ears. v

An article ol' nninufacture comprising a horseshoe having notches in its opposite outer edges tapered toward the hoof-reeeiv lug; side of the shoe and one of the said notehes being dovetail in form, perforated ears upon the shoe inwardly of said notches, a substantially semirirt-ular hrare having a llarin head at one end adapted for dove tail engagement with the said dovetail not eh and further having a llaring head at its opposite cud adapted for lateral positioning within the other notch, upstanding ears upon the shoe inwardly of said notches, and retaining screws eonnecting said heads and cars.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

(HUS Ul l ROSSI. 

